''N''-''t''-BOC-MDMA is a chemical compound which can be both a synthetic precursor to, or a
prodrug
A prodrug is a pharmacologically inactive medication or compound that, after intake, is metabolized (i.e., converted within the body) into a pharmacologically active drug. Instead of administering a drug directly, a corresponding prodrug can be ...
of the
empathogen
Entactogens, also known as empathogens or connectogens, are a class of psychoactive drugs that induce the production of experiences of emotional communion, oneness, connectedness, emotional openness—that is, empathy—as particularly observe ...
ic drug
MDMA
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), commonly known as ecstasy (tablet form), and molly (crystal form), is an empathogen–entactogenic drug with stimulant and minor Psychedelic drug, psychedelic properties. In studies, it has been used ...
. It was first identified in Australia in 2015 as a seizure by customs, and has subsequently been found in China, the Netherlands and other European countries. Originally it was thought to be intended as a non-illegal form of MDMA which could be easily converted into the prohibited final product after importation, however one seizure by police found ''N''-''t''-BOC-MDMA in the process of being pressed into pills, and experiments with simulated gastric fluid confirmed that it can be broken down to MDMA by human stomach acid. Similar
''N''-protected compounds such as ''N''-''t''-BOC-methamphetamine, ''N''-''p''-tosyl-methamphetamine, ''N''-''t''-BOC-ketamine, ''N''-''t''-BOC-norketamine, and ''N''-methoxycarbonyl-MDA have also been encountered by law enforcement.
Legal status
''N''-''t''-BOC-MDMA has been specifically listed as an illicit drug in Singapore and South Korea,
but is also likely to be controlled by general drug analogue laws in various other countries.
See also
*
1-Boc-4-AP - a masked fentanyl precursor
*
Gabapentin enacarbil
Gabapentin enacarbil (Horizant () (), Regnite (in Japan)) is an anticonvulsant and analgesic drug of the gabapentinoid class, and a prodrug to gabapentin. It was designed for increased oral bioavailability over gabapentin, and human trials showed ...
*
O-Acetylpsilocin
4-Acetoxy-''N'',''N''-dimethyltryptamine (4-AcO-DMT or 4-acetoxy-DMT), also known as ''O''-acetylpsilocin or psilacetin, is a psychedelic drug of the tryptamine family related to psilocybin and psilocin. It is a synthetic derivative of psiloci ...
*
Lys-MDA
Lys-MDA (Lysine-MDA, N-(L-lysinamidyl)-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine) is a substituted amphetamine derivative with empathogenic effects, which acts as a prodrug for Methylenedioxyamphetamine, MDA with a slower onset of effects and longer duration ...
*
NBoc-DMT
*
Phenatine
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:BOC-MDMA, N-t-
Designer drugs
Entactogens
Methylenedioxyphenethylamines
Prodrugs
Psychedelic phenethylamines
Substituted amphetamines